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Before and After


Before and After
Photo Information
Copyright: Ingrid Shaul (ingridshaul) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 34 W: 5 N: 96] (263)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-29
Categories: Amphibians
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-10-09 2:18
Viewed: 241
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
BEFORE:
under the roof on a garden chair

AFTER:
same animal as in photo above:
it changed colour, after I moved it out of the shade onto the white Jacuzzi Cover (for better light condition to photograph)



In this part of the world - in the Lowveld (e.g. Hoedspruit, ca 600 m: very hot and very dry 35 - 40 C in the shade) as well as in the Highveld (e.g. Dullstroom, ca 2,000 m: quite cold and wet) - 90 % of ALL frogs which I see/photograph have suckers on their fingers and toes.

N.B. this is not a scientific survey, but my personal experience.

These frogs are very good climbers; Visitors from Europe have nearly a heart attack, when they see - for the first time -
a white frog "walking" up the tiled walls in their bathroom and/or the wall in the living room...


Foam nest frog (Chiromantis xerampelina) or Grey Tree Frog

This frog is mottled grey in colour, similar to the bark of a tree - light or dark, sometimes nearly black - and can rapidly change colour.
It copes with temperatures of up to 40 C. The female is normally larger than the male and up to 87 mm.
The legs are long and the fingers and toes have large sticky discs on the ends.

It will sit motionless in the sun on a tree branch, with its legs tucked underneath.

However, when they sit NOT on a branch, but for instance on a water tap in the back yard - where the floor is paved with bricks
and in summer as hot as a pizza oven - they dry out, and I have to "water" them back to health, if I find them in time...

This frog lays its eggs in a foam nest, which usually overhangs water. They also deposit the foam nests at the edge of any water e.g. swimming pools.
When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles drop into the water where they feed and grow.

I uploaded to the workshop the photos of two other Foam Nest Frog for comparison.
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To boreocypriensis: Foam nest Frog / Grey Tree Frogingridshaul 1 10-29 00:01
To Silvio2006: Frogs and weatheringridshaul 1 10-11 03:04
To ferranjlloret: Chiromantis xerampelinaingridshaul 1 10-10 05:30
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Hi Ingrid,
Amazing composition and POV of this species
Salutacions cordials.
Ferran

Ciao Ingrid, beautiful collage with changing frog, interestig capture, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Hi and Good Morning MF Ingrid,

Stunning close-up captures of a spectacular frog in a fine poses on different BG, showing the coloration changing in accordance with the illumination state of environment and background which it settled on. I remember this species well since its one of shot has been dedicated to my graduate students by my dear friend Anna Loot from your Country a time ago with nice prepared notes.
Each shot including WSs are wonderful MF.
TFS and have a nice new day!
Cheers,

Bayram

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